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2000Final results

2000 election for Michigan House District 26

Michigan House of Representatives · Michigan

William Callahan (D) won with 58.8% of the vote, defeating William Nearon (R) by 20.1 points.

William CallahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.8%23,413
William NearonRepublican
38.7%15,405
Keith EdwardsLibertarian
2.5%1,000
39,818 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+7.21994D+6.51996D+22.21998D+20.12000D+23.42002D+3.92004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

William Callahan (D)William Nearon (R)

Also on the ballot: Keith Edwards (Libertarian), 2.5%